Shirley Temple Elopes with San Francisco Heiress Son
Actress Shirley Temple and Charlies Black vanished after a Monterey Peninsula wedding at Black family home. Reported sightings tied them to the Black mansion, with rumors of Hawaii trips. Black, 31, PG and E heir, is newly married to 22 year old Temple, mother of Linda Sue.
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Cal
Shirley Temple
Charlies Black
San Francisco
Monterey Peninsula
Black
James R. Black
Hawaii
Pacific Gas and Electric Co
Miss Temple
John Agar
Linda Sue
Actress Temple Quietly Weds in Civil Ceremony
In a discreet move without fanfare, Miss Temple and her partner entered into a civil ceremony that surprised even her Hollywood circle. The event occurred privately, with no advance publicity or known public plans.
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Miss Temple
Hollywood
Ferry That Didn't Run Finally Does Los Ebanos
The Rio Grande ferry at Los Ebanos finally operated after a delays caused by immigration red tape. About 1500 spectators watched the inaugural crossing as the boat completed its first trip despite some loose bottom seams. A barbecue in San Miguel, Mexico, was rescheduled for Friday for the formal inauguration. George Gershwin died at 38 from a brain tumor.
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Tex
Rio Grande
International Boundary River
San Miguel
Mexico
I Would Not Return to My Old Home Town
A series of Amarillo residents share views on returning to their hometowns. W H McCorkle says Ozan Arkansas is a place with little to offer, Lee Wood notes Sapulpa Oklahoma offers no work, Mrs Earl Dyer Up loves Littlefield Texas over Payette Idaho, Bill Edwards prefers Amarillo despite possible draft, Mrs Frances Sue Short won’t move from Amarillo, Jack Gibson left Sapulpa for jobs elsewhere, and coconut toasting instructions appear at the end.
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Smelter
Georgia
Ozan
Ark
Amarillo
Lee Wood
Harrison
Sapulpa
Okla
Earl Drer UP
Littlefield
Payette
Idaho
Texas
Bill Edwards
Jeffers
Uncle Sam
Dallas
Frances Sue Short
Jester
Jack Gibson
Senator Kefauver Warns of All-Out War Danger
In Chicago Senator Estes Kefauver Democratic head of the Senate civil defense sub committee warned that the United States faces a potential all-out war as a large standing army may be needed beyond training camps. He faulted Truman and the State Department for pessimism and the UN for failing to secure a cease-fire in Korea, while reopening Crime Committee hearings on organized crime.
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Chicago
Estes Kefauver
Korea
MacArthur
State Department
Kefauver
Senate Crime Committee On Organized Crime
When Onions Sprout You May Use the Sprouts
If onions sprout you may use the sprouts provided they are in good condition and safe to eat. Follow standard kitchen practice and discard any onions with off odors mold or slimy textures.
Texas Gun Plant To Be Reactivated
HOUSTON December 18 The Dickson gun plant may resume artillery production by February. Hughes Tool Company general manager F W Ayers said the government asked for preliminary work to reactivate the World War II plant. It was one of two US gun plants that cast and finished gun barrels. Machinery has been idle. at peak it employed about 3,000 people making guns from 37 mm to 105 mm.
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Houston
Dickson
F. W. Ayers
Hughes Tool Company
Ayers
Nebraska leases exceed ten million acres for oil exploration
More than 10,000,000 acres in Nebraska have been leased for oil exploration. The initiative involves major oil firms and state authorities assessing potential sites across multiple counties. Long term production hopes hinge on favorable geology, market conditions, and regulatory approvals.
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Nebraska
Colleen Townsend Weds Pastor-To-Be
Colleen Townsend, 21, who left film stardom for religion, married Louis H. Evans Jr., 24, a theological student, at Hollywood First Presbyterian Church. The ceremony was conducted by the groom’s father, pastor, with about 1500 attendees including June Haver and Jane Russell.
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Hollywood
Colleen Townsend
Louis H. Evans, Jr
Hollywood First Presbyterian Church
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